The Virtue of Ordered Conflict: A Defense of the Adversary System

I. Introduction II. The Idea of Ordered Conflict III. Imperfections in the Adversary System IV. The Role of Law in Coping With Conflict and Social Change V. The Adversary System in a Complex American Democracy VI. A Period of Intensifying Social Conflict and Search for Identity VII. Social Despair and Acquiring Meaning through Joining a Micro-Community VIII. How Doctrine Helps Shape and Balance our Political System IX. Doctrine as a System and Structure X. Conclusion: Democracy, Change, and Conflict